The Medicine Box

by Shan-Tung Hsu

Danny O'Connor has just graduated from acupuncture school in Seattle when a gift from his grandfather--who is thought to have passed away--is presented to him on his twenty-eighth birthday. The mysterious contents lead him on a quest for knowledge in China, a journey of discovery and transformation where he gets a modern perspective on an Ancient culture. Like a traveler in a maze, Danny finds himself on a winding path that moves from one intriguing person and bizarre circumstances to another, as he explores how the ancient arts of Chinese healing, energy work, feng shui, and Taoist Inner Alchemy still live vibrantly in the modern world. The fascinating story of Danny's journey--and ultimately what he finds--is rooted in facts so strange they go beyond fiction. It's a story filled with profound yet simple truths that will resonate with you for a long time.

463 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2007

Reviews

[Moonlight · Rating 5 out of 5]

Have you ever thought about the mysteries of the past of your ancestors. We will never know what happened there, in the distant past. How did they go through life, what actions did they do and what was stored in their hearts, dreaming, perhaps, to give us a piece of this secret secrets, but gone with them to the grave .... I always wanted, for a moment, to see my great-great-great-grandparents and grandfathers, to bring all the most mysterious secrets in our time and future!
*********
Magnificent book, about a guy who received a gift for the 28th anniversary of a mysterious casket, as well as a recipe for longevity, from his deceased (disappeared) grandfather. He will return to his birthplace, his entire mission to learn, traditional Chinese medicine, will be filled with ancient Chinese philosophies. I'm honestly delighted when I started to read, I say to myself - "Well, this is true, and this is fiction" - afterwards the boundaries between truth and fiction are erased and you begin to realize that "the sun, the moon, feelings, life, everything inside you , that nothing needs to be looked outside, because the universe is inside you , you are universe and everything is possible. "
Задумывались ли вы когда нибудь над тем, какими тайнами окутано прошлое ваших предков. Мы никогда не узнаем о том, что происходила там, в далёком прошлом. Как проходила из жизнь, какие поступки они совершали и что хранилось в их сердце , мечтая , возможно, передать нам частичку этой сокровенной тайны , но ушедшей вместе с ними в могилу....вот мне всегда хотелось , хоть на миг, увидеть моих прапрапрапрапрабабушек и дедушек , чтобы принести все самое сокровенное в наше время и будущее!
*********
Великолепная книга, о парне получившем подарок на 28-летие таинственную шкатулку, а также рецептом долголетия -от своего умершего(исчезнувшего) дедушка. Ему предстоит вернуться в страну своего рождения , вся его миссия чтобы познать , традиционную китайскую медицину, будет наполнена древней китайской философий. Я честно в восторге, если начинаешь читать ,говоришь себе -«ну, вот это правда , а это вымысел»- в последствии границы между правдой и вымыслом стираются и ты начинаешь осознавать , что «солнце, луна, чувства, жизнь, все внутри тебя, что ничего не нужно искать снаружи, так как -вселенная внутри тебя и все возможно».

[Julianna · Rating 5 out of 5]

I would love to invite everybody to read this book, who is interested in natural, traditional herbal healing and also those who want to find out and understand about the Chinese philosophy, yin and yang, the five elements, the energy flow...but also would invite those who would like to read an interesting novel with fragrances, sounds and feelings brought by a wiff from China...a journey from the west to the east...

Is there good or bad energy?

How the yin and yang relate to everything around us?

How you know is this or that a yin or a yang?

What does Chi mean?... and lot's of other questions are
asnswered in the book

I would love to quote one of the persons in the book:

"The most profound thing I learned is that both Yin.Yang and Five Element theory teach us to follow nature's patterns. Humans are a very small part of the nature; it is better for us to follow nature's patterns than to make up random ways of living or create our own patterns and force them onto the rest of nature. You see, nature can get along quite well without humanity, but we cannot survive without nature."